The inaugural Evanston Folk Festival happened earlier this month at Evanston, IL’s Dawes Park, bringing a variety of folk and Americana artists to the shores of Lake Michigan. While he was there taking in the fest, photographer Emilio Herce also caught up with a bunch of those artists to take their portraits, including Jeff Tweedy, MUNA’s Katie Gavin, Hiss Golden Messenger, Madi Diaz, Sarah Jarosz, Adeem the Artist, Yasmin Williams, Chaparelle, Tré Burt, Nat Myers, Jontavious Willis, Nicolette & The Nobodies, Willi Carlisle, Mon Rovîa, Dom Flemons, Free Range, VV Lightbody, Minor Moon, The Lowest Pair, Jon Muq, and more. See those photos below.
Catch up on the rest of the festival with pictures from Saturday HERE and Sunday HERE.
Chaparelle (photo by Emilio Herce)
Chaparelle (photo by Emilio Herce)
Chaparelle (photo by Emilio Herce)
Nat Myers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Nat Myers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Nat Myers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Katie Gavin (photo by Emilio Herce)
Katie Gavin (photo by Emilio Herce)
Katie Gavin (photo by Emilio Herce)
Katie Gavin (photo by Emilio Herce)
Jontavious Willis (photo by Emilio Herce)
Jontavious Willis (photo by Emilio Herce)
Jontavious Willis (photo by Emilio Herce)
Nicolette & The Nobodies (photo by Emilio Herce)
Nicolette & The Nobodies (photo by Emilio Herce)
Nicolette & The Nobodies (photo by Emilio Herce)
Hiss Golden Messenger and Adeem the Artist (photo by Emilio Herce)
Hiss Golden Messenger (photo by Emilio Herce)
Hiss Golden Messenger (photo by Emilio Herce)
Hiss Golden Messenger (photo by Emilio Herce)
Willi Carlisle (photo by Emilio Herce)
Willi Carlisle (photo by Emilio Herce)
Willi Carlisle (photo by Emilio Herce)
Mon Rovîa (photo by Emilio Herce)
Mon Rovîa (photo by Emilio Herce)
Mon Rovîa (photo by Emilio Herce)
Dom Flemons (photo by Emilio Herce)
Dom Flemons (photo by Emilio Herce)
Dom Flemons (photo by Emilio Herce)
Free Range (photo by Emilio Herce)
Free Range (photo by Emilio Herce)
Free Range (photo by Emilio Herce)
Jeff Tweedy (photo by Emilio Herce)
Jeff Tweedy (photo by Emilio Herce)
Madi Diaz (photo by Emilio Herce)
Madi Diaz (photo by Emilio Herce)
Madi Diaz (photo by Emilio Herce)
Tré Burt (photo by Emilio Herce)
Tré Burt (photo by Emilio Herce)
Tré Burt (photo by Emilio Herce)
VV Lightbody, Minor Moon, and Free Range (photo by Emilio Herce)
Sarah Jarosz (photo by Emilio Herce)
Sarah Jarosz (photo by Emilio Herce)
Sarah Jarosz (photo by Emilio Herce)
Adeem The Artist (photo by Emilio Herce)
Adeem The Artist (photo by Emilio Herce)
Adeem The Artist (photo by Emilio Herce)
Dom Flemons and Ann Powers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Tré Burt and the Lowest Pair (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Lowest Pair (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Lowest Pair (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Lowest Pair (photo by Emilio Herce)
Jon Muq (photo by Emilio Herce)
Jon Muq (photo by Emilio Herce)
VV Lightbody & Minor Moon (photo by Emilio Herce)
VV Lightbody & Minor Moon (photo by Emilio Herce)
VV Lightbody & Minor Moon (photo by Emilio Herce)
VV Lightbody (photo by Emilio Herce)
Minor Moon (photo by Emilio Herce)
Ann Powers and Jill Sternheimer (photo by Emilio Herce)
Yasmin Williams and Dom Flemons (photo by Emilio Herce)
Yasmin Williams (photo by Emilio Herce)
Yasmin Williams (photo by Emilio Herce)